Tags Archives: AFC North

Let’s face certain realities before we get started. When it comes to rookies and evaluating them in any sport, we have no idea what we’re doing. That includes the professional teams and personnel that actually earn a living on evaluating players, goin...

What we learned from last week: Cincinnati Bengals One week after Atlanta Falcons QB Matt Ryan carved up the Carolina defense for two passing TDs and two rushing TDs, the Panthers came out Sunday with the clear intention of having none of the same from th...

On December 31, 2017, the Baltimore Ravens and the Cincinnati Bengals squared off. The Ravens were looking to sneak into a playoff spot while the Bengals were out to break some hearts. Andy Dalton and company moved the ball well in the first half, getting...

Every year at training camp we get barraged by tweets and articles telling us how great everyone looks. Guys are “flying around,” people feel “one-hundred times better” than last year, so on and so forth. This article is an attempt to cut through ...

Despite a turbulent 2017 Marty Mornhinweg was retained as the Ravens offensive coordinator. For fantasy purposes that is a frustrating development. Rarely has Mornhinweg had an absolute target hog within his scheme. Not since he was the head coach for the...

The NFL Draft is quickly approaching! The IDP department is breaking down each team, post-free agency and what they should look to address in the draft. Cleveland Browns Draft Needs – CB, DE, & S The Browns addressed defense twice in the 1st rou...

AFC North Preview – Josh Brickner @DFF_JoshB If you are reading this and playing in your fantasy championship in Week 17, please take the following actions: Win That ‘Ship: If you have any questions not answered below please hit me ...

AFC North Preview – Josh Brickner @DFF_JoshB What We Learned From Last Week: The Slow, Painful March to 0-16 I’m not going to lie, as a lifelong fan of the Cleveland Browns, this one really hurt. ICYMI, the Browns carried a 21-7 lead int...

AFC North Preview – Josh Brickner @DFF_JoshB What We Learned from Last Week: What Can Brown & Bell Do For You? Score Fantasy Points! Down 17-3 at halftime, (18 Car/76 Yds; 5 Rec/106 Yds/1 TD) and (8/101/1) led the offensive comeback ...

AFC North Preview – Josh Brickner @DFF_JoshB What We Learned From Last Week: Another Game, Another Loss The good news, did not commit a turnover for only the second game all season. Unfortunately, the Browns’ improving defense took...

What We Learned From Last Week Return of the Killer B’s – (30/45 299 yards 4 TDs) and (10/144/3) paced the Steelers passing game in a 40-17 shellacking of the Titans. Big Ben showed he is still a QB1 streamer with upside in the right matc...

What We Learned from Last Week: Some Promise, But Still the Same Old Browns Despite some early success on the offensive side of the ball, Cleveland fell to 0-9 in typical Browns fashion. The already battered Browns fan base (along with owners of RB Isaiah...

AFC North Preview – Josh Brickner @DFF_JoshB What We Learned from Last Week: Tensions Boil Over In last week’s preview, I warned everyone could be in for a tough day against the stellar Jacksonville secondary. However, I never could have expect...

AFC North Preview – Josh Brickner What We Learned From Last Week: A Lost Season. I challenged myself to find any silver lining and be more positive about the Browns in these weekly previews. Fortunately, the Browns defense played their best game of ...

AFC North Preview – Josh Brickner What We Learned From Last Week: Simply the Best. The Pittsburgh Steelers offense will only go as far as and take them. The dynamic duo combined for 346 of the Steelers’ 439 total yards of offense in knocking off...

AFC North Preview – Josh Brickner Pittsburgh Steelers @ Kansas City Chiefs What We Learned From Last Week: Apparently, you can’t just go home again! The Heinz Field elixir many (including yours truly) thought would cure the Steelers’ aerial at...

Pittsburgh Steelers @ Baltimore Ravens What to Watch For: Is Big Ben Homesick? There’s no rhyme or reason to it, but is a completely different player when he is away from Pittsburgh’s Heinz Field. Since the start of the 2015 season, Roethlisberger...

As we anticipate the start of the 2017 NFL season, the DFF Degenerates (@DFF_Degenerates) are tearing down every team in the NFL – #32Teams32Days. We’re going round-trip to tackle the entire country – AFC East to West, then NFC West to Eas...

As we anticipate the start of the 2017 NFL season, the DFF Degenerates Roundtable (@DFF_Degenerates) is tearing down every team in the NFL – #32teams32days. We’re going round-trip to tackle the entire country – AFC East to West, then NFC W...